Different Faces of Moscow in Global Politics: Fighting against the Covid-19 Pandemic and Sputnik V

Yıl 2021, , 241 - 251, 20.06.2021

İbrahim Köremezli

https://doi.org/10.17494/ogusbd.952819

Cited By: 1

Öz

Russia challenges Western normative superiority by claiming that it is a successful and responsible great power that plays a positive role in global politics. In this regard, the Russian image is strengthened through a success story over the Sputnik V vaccine. It is a response to the criticisms that its regime is undemocratic and inadequate. The acceptance of the Russian narrative means increased sympathy to Russian foreign policy and strategical culture. This narrative, however, is not convincing for everyone. According to another perspective, Russia is an inherently aggressive and revisionist state. This study firstly compares the struggle of authoritarian and democratic regimes against the pandemic. Afterwards, three different narratives regarding Russian foreign policy during the pandemic – revisionist, responsible and pragmatist - are analyzed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Russia, Covid-19 Pandemic, Image, Narrative, Sputnik V

Küresel Siyasette Moskova’nın Farklı Yüzleri: Covid-19 Salgını ile Mücadele ve Sputnik V

Öz

Rusya, küresel siyasette olumlu rol oynayan, başarılı ve sorumlu bir güç olduğu söylemi ile Batı’nın normatif üstünlüğüne meydan okumaktadır. Buna paralel olarak, Sputnik V aşısını bir başarı hikayesi olarak anlatan Moskova, uluslararası alandaki imajını güçlendirirken, rejimini antidemokratik ve yetersiz olmakla eleştirenlere cevap vermektedir. Neticede, Rus anlatısının kabul görmesi, dış politikasına ve stratejik kültürüne küresel anlamda duyulan sempatinin artması demektir. Ne var ki, bu anlatı herkese inandırıcı gelmemektedir. Rusya’yı saldırgan ve revizyonist bir devlet olarak tanımlayanlara göre, Rusya’nın gücünü artıracağı herhangi bir hamleye izin vermek hatadır. Bu çalışma öncelikle otoriter ve demokratik rejimlerin pandemi ile mücadelesini kıyaslamaktadır. İkinci bölümde pandemi dönemi Rus dış politikası üzerine üç farklı anlatı - revizyonist, yardımsever ve pragma-tist - incelenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Rusya, Covid-19 Pandemisi, İmaj, Anlatı, Sputnik V

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